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Nick Kyrgios Makes Bold Claim Over Miami Open and Calls For New Format In Major Tournaments

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Published21 Mar 2025

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Nick Kyrgios has heaped a huge amount of praise on the Miami Open and the Australian has also asked for a change to the format of major tournaments.

Nick Kyrgios Makes Bold Claim Over Miami Open

The controversial tennis star is clearly a big fan of the Miami Open and has gone as far as to say it should be considered the fifth slam.

Kyrgios’ recent time in the sport has been far from ideal, as the Australian has struggled with injury and was eliminated in the opening round of his first two tournaments since returning from injury.

During his absence from the sport, the 2022 Wimbledon finalist required wrist surgery and is yet to fully recover – withdrawing from the Indian Wells earlier this month.

However, Kyrgios did pick up his first win on the ATP Tour since October 2022 on March 19th in Miami, beating Mackenzie McDonald 6-3, 3-6, 4-6 to reach the round of 32.

Picking up a win for the first time in three years may have something to do with Kyrgios comments over the Miami Open, as he was full of praise for the tournament and is one of the favourites to win the tournament on UK betting sites.

Kyrgios said: “This [Miami Open] should be the ‘Fifth Slam. Let’s just put that to be right now.

“This is by far the best Masters event in the world, not even close.”

The Australian also went on to different topics in his post-match interview, where he gave his thoughts on the current structure of Grand Slam tournaments.

Kyrgios suggested a slightly different format, which he believes would make the opening week if any Slam far more interesting.

He said: “Grand Slams up to quarterfinals should be best-of-three sets and then quarterfinals onward should be best-of-five. I think it would make the first week a lot more interesting. If you’re on stadium court, you should have a 15-minute warmup so you can interact with some of the celebrities. I think that would be more content for the sport.”